Resources for Clinicians
Thank you for your willingness to participate in improving perinatal quality and safety in Jackson. We look forward to partnering with you.
Tools for Safely Reducing Cesarean Birth Rates
Measuring and Reporting Cesarean Birth Rates
Current measure specifications for TJC’s Perinatal Care (PC) Measure Set
PC-01 (Elective Delivery)
PC-02 (Cesarean Birth)
PC-05 (Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding)
PC-06* (Unexpected Complications in Term Newborns)
*PC-06 is recommended as a balancing measure for cesarean reduction efforts.
July 1, 2020: The Joint Commission will begin publicly reporting hospitals with consistently high cesarean birth rates by using data reported by hospitals during the calendar years 2018 and 2019.
Criteria:
≥30 cases reported in both years
PC-02 rate >30% for the current year
Overall two-year average PC-02 rate >30%